October - the month of color, cooler weather, ghouls, goblins and the Great Pumpkin (thank you Charlie Brown!). Only a couple weeks away from one of childhood's favorite treats: Halloween! This Halloween three organizations in Tallahassee have partnered for a uniquely green event: The LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, Sustainable Tallahassee and The Network of Young Professionals are co-sponsoring "The Green O'Ween Halloween Bash!"... a Halloween party that includes a live band, art exhibit, awards for great costumes, and yummy hor'deuves, all items totally made from recycled materials (well, not the food, and not the band...)! The art items are being made by local (4 comments)
recycling: Wow! An answer to the Gas Challenge AND our Landfill space!?!?!?!?!!!!
- 07/24/08 11:29 PM
AR Friends, you are going to LOVE this!!! Watch the short video below to learn about a process that combines: water + landfill waste (anything and everything in it) applies pressure - and the end result is gas to power the plant and diesel to power motor vehicles!!! No joke!!! check it out! How perfect is that! A dream come true! We can eliminate, or come close, the need for landfills (Hallelujah!) and produce an alternative fuel source at the same time...! WOW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWf9nYbm3ac I love our brains! (24 comments)
recycling: Feelin' a little trashy lately?
- 09/18/07 06:39 AM
As I started my morning walk this morning the Tallahassee air was a little cooler and dryer, just a hint of fall. Quite nice. Fall is a beautiful time of year in this part of the world and a great time for people to shop for new homes. It was also trash collection day and as I walked by my neighbor's house, I noticed some extra beverage cans that I'm quite sure weren't their's lying next to the edge of the road. So, good neighbor that I am, I picked them up, dropped them in the convenient recycle bin and continued (14 comments)